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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/assets/cd/cdb_logo_rss.gifHealth Alliance Plan: Employees asked for more volunteer opportunitieshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269977/health-alliance-plan-employees-asked-for-more-volunteer-opportunities
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269977/health-alliance-plan-employees-asked-for-more-volunteer-opportunitiesSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTCrain's Detroit Business - Health Alliance Plan launched its first employee service day in April during National Volunteer Week, after employees voiced a desire for more volunteerism opportunities through a 2013 corporate survey, said DeAndre Lipscomb, vice president of marketing and community outreach. It hosted an informational gathering with six to eight nonprofits so that employees could learn more about their work and types of volunteerism each needed before picking four that had drawn large employee interest and]]>PNC Bank: There's no longer a 'peanut butter approach' to volunteerismhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269986/pnc-bank-theres-no-longer-a-peanut-butter-approach-to-volunteerism
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269986/pnc-bank-theres-no-longer-a-peanut-butter-approach-to-volunteerismSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - PNC Bank's employee volunteerism used to be a "peanut butter approach," said Ric DeVore, executive vice president and regional president. "We spread our dollars and volunteerism around ... it didn't seem like we were being impactful and consistent." A survey of PNC employees across the U.S. showed early childhood learning and development was a key area of interest, DeVore said. So in 2004, the bank launched its Grow up Great initiative to focus giving and employee volunteerism largely in that]]>Mars Agency: About 65% of employees volunteer as part of Start Small initiativehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269987/mars-agency-about-65-of-employees-volunteer-as-part-of-start-small
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269987/mars-agency-about-65-of-employees-volunteer-as-part-of-start-smallSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTThe Mars Agency launched its Start Small initiative last year with the goal of donating $1 million of agency time and funds to charities. A group of employees who volunteer to lead the initiative work with local nonprofits to organize volunteering opportunities. Those efforts range from assisting Habitat for Humanity and Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan Metro Detroit to working with the GlamourGals Foundation in New York, said Mars COO Rob Rivenburgh.Mars gives employees]]>General Motors Co.: Program was formalized in 2011, gave $27.1 million that yearhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269989/general-motors-co-program-was-formalized-in-2011-gave-27-1-million
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269989/general-motors-co-program-was-formalized-in-2011-gave-27-1-millionSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - General Motors Co. formalized its employee volunteer program in 2011.That was the year its foundation committed $27.1 million — the largest grant in its history — to an effort led by United Way for Southeastern Michigan to boost graduation rates at several area high schools and establish early childhood learning centers in Detroit.Prior to that, employee volunteerism at GM was organized on an ad hoc basis by departments, divisions or brands rather than through a corporate structure, ]]>Ford Volunteer Corps: More than 27,000 Ford employees, retiree volunteers in 41 countrieshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269998/ford-volunteer-corps-more-than-27000-ford-employees-retiree
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269998/ford-volunteer-corps-more-than-27000-ford-employees-retireeSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTIn 2005, after a series of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, Bill Ford Jr. created the Ford Volunteer Corps. "He saw we had a lot of manpower. ... Our employees (could) help do good across the globe to remedy the situation that came out of that tsunami and the two hurricanes," said Janet Lawson, who was brought in to serve as director of the program after leading volunteer programs at United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Lawson put in place a software-based volunteer management]]>Plante Moran: Job candidates frequently ask about volunteer opportunitieshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269981/plante-moran-job-candidates-frequently-ask-about-volunteer
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269981/plante-moran-job-candidates-frequently-ask-about-volunteerSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTPlante Moran formalized its volunteer program — Plante Moran Cares — three or four years ago. Every year, staff at each of the firm's offices choose a charity to support through a nominate-and-vote process, said Kevin Flattery, managing partner of the Ann Arbor office.Initially, the company would pick a theme, like literacy, and each office would choose a local organization working on that issue. This year, each office could choose any charity they wanted to support.]]>Deloitte LLP: Impact Day included 640 local employees volunteering at 14 nonprofitshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269983/deloitte-llp-impact-day-included-640-local-employees-volunteering-at
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269983/deloitte-llp-impact-day-included-640-local-employees-volunteering-atSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTDeloitte LLP held its 15th annual Impact Day in June. About 640 of its local employees volunteered at 14 nonprofits, helping with everything from landscaping and painting to applying their professional skills to teach classes on management, leadership, accounting and technology for nonprofit managers and basic budgeting to middle school students at Quicken Loans JA Finance Park in Detroit. The firm's employees also volunteer at various other points throughout the year, but Impact Day is really]]>Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn: More than half of firm's lawyers serve on nonprofit boardshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269982/honigman-miller-schwartz-and-cohn-more-than-half-of-firms-lawyers
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269982/honigman-miller-schwartz-and-cohn-more-than-half-of-firms-lawyersSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTHonigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn's corporate volunteerism dates back to its 1948 founding, when its first partners served as founding board members for the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, New Detroit Inc., Detroit Renaissance (now Business Leaders for Michigan) and the Detroit Economic Growth Corp. Today, more than half of its 250 attorneys serve on nonprofit boards. From the earliest years, there was an expectation that partners, attorneys and staff give generously of their time, ]]>Corporate volunteerism takes formal shapehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269991/corporate-volunteerism-takes-formal-shape
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269991/corporate-volunteerism-takes-formal-shapeSun, 26 Oct 2014 08:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - Corporate volunteerism isn't a new concept. It's always been good business to give back to the community that supports you.At the same time, companies have long found that employee volunteerism provides opportunities for team building, leadership development and building relationships with new constituencies.]]>The Difference-Makers: National Philanthropy Day award winnershttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029889/the-difference-makers-national-philanthropy-day-award-winners
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029889/the-difference-makers-national-philanthropy-day-award-winnersSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMeet this year's winners of the National Philanthropy Day awards, presented by the greater Detroit chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. The awards, and the celebratory dinner event planned for Nov. 12, are meant to honor philanthropic individuals and organizations making a difference in Southeast Michigan.The event will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Cobo Center. Crain's is the media sponsor. For tickets and information, see afpdet.org.The winners are: George W. Romney Award for]]>Non-superstars find ways to givehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269992/non-superstars-find-ways-to-give
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269992/non-superstars-find-ways-to-giveSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTNew funds help athletes score in philanthropyhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269927/new-funds-help-athletes-score-in-philanthropy
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269927/new-funds-help-athletes-score-in-philanthropySun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTBill Shea - Justin Verlander didn't want to become another bad example. The star Detroit Tigers pitcher has been keenly aware of scrutiny of professional athlete philanthropy, and he wanted to ensure that his giving wouldn't be held up as another case of slipshod charity by a celebrity athlete.Verlander had made veteran mental health his cause of choice during his career, and in 2013 he committed $1 million to specific initiatives in Detroit and his native Virginia. Rather than the traditional (and]]>Companies that carehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269979/companies-that-care
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269979/companies-that-careSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMary Kramer: More than 60 nonprofits featured in this year's guidehttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/BLOG018/310269985/mary-kramer-more-than-60-nonprofits-featured-in-this-years-guide
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/BLOG018/310269985/mary-kramer-more-than-60-nonprofits-featured-in-this-years-guideSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTA few weeks ago, I attended a donor thank-you party for a small nonprofit, Mercy Education Project, in Southwest Detroit. It's a past winner of Crain's Best Managed Nonprofit contest. And it's one of the more than 60 nonprofits in this year's Giving Guide.Among the many people I met were two donors who told me they discovered MEP through reading about it in Crain's. What a great feeling.You may find some familiar names in this year's "giving catalog." But you may also discover some new]]>Edmund T. Ahee Award for Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser: Mark Blanke and Michael Perkinshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269995/edmund-t-ahee-award-for-outstanding-volunteer-fundraiser-mark-blanke
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269995/edmund-t-ahee-award-for-outstanding-volunteer-fundraiser-mark-blankeSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - When it comes to volunteering for gay community causes, Michael Perkins and Mark Blanke have devoted up to 30 hours a week for 20 years to make change happen. Blanke, CFO of French auto supplier Delfingen, and Perkins, the corporate sales manager of WDET-FM in Detroit, open their Rochester Hills home to fundraisers and committee meetings, serve on boards and oversee fundraisers for AIDS Partnership Michigan. Their pictures often appear in the celebrity section of local newspapers and magazines, ]]>Max M. Fisher Award for Outstanding Philanthropist: Marcia and Eugene Applebaumhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269996/max-m-fisher-award-for-outstanding-philanthropist-marcia-and-eugene
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269996/max-m-fisher-award-for-outstanding-philanthropist-marcia-and-eugeneSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTWhen Eugene Applebaum was a child, he received a scholarship to attend summer camp. That experience helped lead to a determination to give back. And, for decades, Applebaum, founder of Arbor Drugs Inc., and his wife, Marcia, have done so."First and foremost, our parents taught us to care and think of others," Applebaum said in an email. "We have a strong belief in philanthropy and a desire to give back to the community. Detroit is our home; it is where we grew up. There were several great]]>Outstanding Foundation Award: The Jewish Fundhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269994/outstanding-foundation-award-the-jewish-fund
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269994/outstanding-foundation-award-the-jewish-fundSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - "Chesed" is a Hebrew word for acts of loving kindness, said Perry Ohren, the CEO of the West Bloomfield Township-based Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, who celebrates the generosity of the Jewish Fund in making metro Detroit a better place. "Thanks to The Jewish Fund thousands of people have access to transportation, cancer support, mental health services and flood relief," Ohren said. "This foundation cares deeply about the community and uses a lot of intellectual rigor to keep]]>Outstanding Corporation Award: Strategic Staffing Solutionshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269973/outstanding-corporation-award-strategic-staffing-solutions
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269973/outstanding-corporation-award-strategic-staffing-solutionsSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - In the thick of the summer's flood-producing rainstorm in August, Strategic Staffing Solutions held its board meeting at the administration building of the Detroit Mounted Police in Detroit's Palmer Park district. The outcome was particularly sunny for the horses — Elmo, Big Baby, Vader and Ivan. "S3 has been a huge help to the Detroit Mounted Police. They see what the horses bring to the city of Detroit and the Detroit Police Department and they care enough to support us," said Erik Eide,]]>Sparky Anderson Award for Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy: Mark Hoovenhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269972/sparky-anderson-award-for-outstanding-youth-in-philanthropy-mark
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269972/sparky-anderson-award-for-outstanding-youth-in-philanthropy-markSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - One teenager and his abiding love of rock 'n' roll helped fill the food pantry at Hope Center in Macomb with almost a ton of food. Last December, Mark Hooven, then 17 and a senior at the Utica Academy for International Studies, staged "Slash Hunger" as a class project and helped raise $61,000 for the food bank. "I'm really big into music so I thought I'd put on a charity concert," said Hooven, now a freshman at Oakland University, whose family volunteers often with the Christian-based Hope]]>Dr. John S. Lore Award for Outstanding Fundraising Executive: Audrey Olmsteadhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269993/dr-john-s-lore-award-for-outstanding-fundraising-executive-audrey
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269993/dr-john-s-lore-award-for-outstanding-fundraising-executive-audreySun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - Audrey Olmstead walks into her job at Walsh College carefully avoiding the orange barrels, yellow work trucks and workers in white hard hats. She is helping raise funds for a dynamic $15 million addition and renovation at the Troy-based campus. Olmstead, the vice president and chief development officer at Walsh College, is putting her 24 years of experience in higher education and health care fund development behind the project. "We're putting a better face on Walsh College," she said, noting]]>Neal Shine Award for Media Commitment to Philanthropy: Paul Angerhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269997/neal-shine-award-for-media-commitment-to-philanthropy-paul-anger
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269997/neal-shine-award-for-media-commitment-to-philanthropy-paul-angerSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTMaureen McDonald - "There is nobody else who does what trained journalists do — dig up credible information critical to an honest democracy," said Paul Anger, editor and publisher of the Detroit Free Press. "We have to celebrate what's right and expose what's wrong."Since Anger, 65, became editor and publisher in 2009, the Free Press has won two Pulitzer Prizes, four National Emmy Awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and two national Edward R. Murrow Awards. Anger was named one]]>George W. Romney Award for Lifetime Achievement in Volunteerism: Eugene and Elaine Drikerhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029886/george-w-romney-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-volunteerism
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/141029886/george-w-romney-award-for-lifetime-achievement-in-volunteerismSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTChad Halcom - Appreciating a challenge, particularly a multifacted one, has gone a long way toward keeping Eugene and Elaine Driker busy in recent years.Eugene Driker, a founding partner at Detroit-based Barris, Sott, Denn & Driker PLLC, said he has especially enjoyed tackling the many challenges facing Wayne State University, where he has served on the Board of Governors for 12 years."The WSU student body (members) are not generally the children of privilege, and that was so when I was there also. My]]>How to get more funding from crowdfundinghttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269990/how-to-get-more-funding-from-crowdfunding
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269990/how-to-get-more-funding-from-crowdfundingSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTIn crowdfunding, no such thing as free moneyhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269926/in-crowdfunding-no-such-thing-as-free-money
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269926/in-crowdfunding-no-such-thing-as-free-moneySun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTVickie Elmer - When Grosse Pointe Park-based Wolverine Human Services decided to jump into crowdfunding, it went all in: Its campaign launched on Giving Tuesday, the big online donation day, and it landed rapper Eminem as a celebrity backer.Wolverine's staff spent a full month preparing, creating new pages on its website, and lining up publicity and people to promote the fundraiser staged on the CrowdRise site. Eminem's foundation agreed to match all donations up to $100,000 — and announced the move a]]>Q&A with Jennifer Oertel: How to make a difference with impact investinghttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269975/qa-with-jennifer-oertel-how-to-make-a-difference-with-impact
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269975/qa-with-jennifer-oertel-how-to-make-a-difference-with-impactSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - Jennifer Oertel, a shareholder in the Southfield office of Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, spoke with Crain's reporter Sherri Welch on impact investing and how it could give people another option for supporting efforts working toward socially beneficial goals. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.For people who aren't familiar with it, what exactly is impact investing? That's one of the difficulties. There's no one standard definition. The Global Impact Investing Network defines it ]]>Success of the grass-roots Ice Bucket campaign offers some valuable lessons to not-for-profitshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269976/success-of-the-grass-roots-ice-bucket-campaign-offers-some-valuable
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269976/success-of-the-grass-roots-ice-bucket-campaign-offers-some-valuableSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTRachel Landen - As social media outlets are deluged with videos of people dumping buckets of ice water on their heads in the name of advocacy and philanthropy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, other health care not-for-profits can find marketing lessons in the now-famous challenge that they can use for their own charitable request efforts.Chief among those lessons, be it for disease-related fundraising or a new hospital wing, is the power of grass-roots marketing. Another is to convey a sense of urgency about ]]>Q&A with Phillip Fisher: Crowdfunding's impacthttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269974/qa-with-phillip-fisher-crowdfundings-impact
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269974/qa-with-phillip-fisher-crowdfundings-impactSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTSherri Welch - The RiseDetroit Challenge on crowdfunding website CrowdRise, which runs through Oct. 30, is giving local nonprofits a platform to raise money and compete for challenge grants.Phillip Fisher, founder of impact investing fund Mission Throttle LLC, and an investor in CrowdRise, spoke with Crain's reporter Sherri Welch on the concept of crowdfunding, how the idea for the RiseDetroit Challenge developed and how it could benefit charities in the future. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.]]>Top philanthropic gifts; UM in the leadhttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269978/top-philanthropic-gifts-um-in-the-lead
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269978/top-philanthropic-gifts-um-in-the-leadSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDTCrain's Detroit Business - The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor received the most philanthropic gifts between between September 2013 and mid-October 2014 with more than $87 million. Below is a list of the largest donations and their givers in that time span.]]>Seven practices of effective employee volunteer programshttp://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269984/seven-practices-of-effective-employee-volunteer-programs
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20141026/NEWS/310269984/seven-practices-of-effective-employee-volunteer-programsSun, 26 Oct 2014 10:00:00 EDT